Is Shanghai following Hong Kong's lead? Almost half of the 500 respondents polled by a Shanghai Daily survey feel that placing heavy fines on metro "litterbugs" is an appropriate measure for combating the recent scourge of trash that's strewing the trains, while another 39% say the fine should extend to those who eat on the Metro. more ›

Running red lights, parking illegally, cutting lanes erratically, dashing across 4-lane roads, tossing garbage nonchalantly on the pavement--seems like any other day in good ol' China, right? Wrong, not in Wuhan. The Wuhan government has had enough of its people behaving badly and starting last week, are regularly publishing a list of "uncivilized citizens" who break these rules. more ›

Oh boy, what's news is news (we suppose), but Shanghai Daily still manages to crack us up with its solemn and hard hitting reportage from time to time. Ever litter off a high-rise building just because you can with absolute impunity? It seems that people who live closer to ground level are starting to complain about the steady flow of garbage falling from the sky: terrace-tossers are becoming a serious threat to public safety and sanity. Hit us with a poignant example, Shanghai Daily! more ›